Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Mike Magee scored twice in the first half to lead the LA Galaxy to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in an preseason scrimmage played in Casa Grande, Ariz. Magee opened the scoring in the 7th minute and then added a second in the 33rd as the Galaxy improved to 1-0-1 during their 10-day camp.Magee re-directed home a left wing cross from Eddie Lewis to put the Galaxy up 1-0. He doubled the lead less than 30 minutes later when he tapped in a low Tristan Bowen cross. After a string of passes through the midfield, the ball came to Juninho whose angled through ball picked out Bowen who drew Colorado keeper Matt Pickens toward him before squaring the ball for Magee who was left the easiest of finishes.Bruce Arena again made wholesale changes at the break, replacing 10 of his starters, leaving just Todd Dunivant on the field for the full 90 minutes.Bryan Jordan, Jovan Kirovski, Alex Cazumba and Yohance Marshall all had chances after the break, but were unable to add to the two-goal lead.

Donovan Ricketts and Josh Saunders were not called upon to do a lot in goal for the Galaxy, with each making a couple of saves. Including the 4-0 win over UCLA two weeks ago, the pair has combined to keep the shutouts in all three of the Galaxy's preseason games so far in 2010.The Galaxy are back in action on Friday when they scrimmage against the Kansas City Wizards on Friday. The same two teams meet again on Sunday before returning to Los Angeles, where the club will finish out their preseason, on Monday morning.

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One of Major League Soccer's original clubs, the LA Galaxy play their home games at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. A two-time winner of both the MLS Cup (2002 and 2005) and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2001 and 2005), the Galaxy boast a strong and rich history in MLS and around the world. With a roster that features stars like David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle and more under the eye of general manager and head coach Bruce Arena, the Galaxy will look to return to the pinnacle of MLS in 2010.